Topics in Policy Analysis (Half-Term): NonState Violence, Human Capital and Economic Development

In this course, we study how individuals' lives and well-being are shaped by the presence of non-state violence and seek to identify policies to reduce it. We cover cases from the developing world from civil conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, gender violence in South Asia, to gang wars in Latin America. We understand why violence and non-state actors may emerge in some contexts and not others and the consequences for development. We focus on policies to reduce violence and the use of innovative data to understand the causal effects of these policies.